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# Contributing
At present this is mostly a solo project, but
external contributions are very welcome.
This is a bit of a special project,
This is a bit of a special project,
in part because a search engine isn't
like a text editor that you can just
download and tinker with; and in part
like a text editor that you can just
download and tinker with; and in part
because it's as much a research project
as it is a search engine.
If you have an idea for a cool change,
If you have an idea for a cool change,
send an email to <kontakt@marginalia.nu> and
we can discuss its feasibility.
we can discuss its feasibility.
Search is essentially a fractal of interesting
problems, so even if you don't have an idea,
problems, so even if you don't have an idea,
just a skillset (really any), odds are there's
something interesting I could point you to.
## Release and branches
The search engine has a release cycle of
once per 6-8 weeks, coinciding with the crawling
cycle. Where model-breaking changes and changes to
the crawler can be introduced.